U.S. Agriculture Secretary Says Unsure If China Will Meet Phase 1 Farm Commitment
By Christopher Walljasper
CEDAR GROVE, WI, - China may fall short of annual agricultural product purchasing commitments made in its Phase 1 trade deal with the United States due to “non-agricultural trade issues,” U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said on Friday.
“I’m not sure they’re going to make it, but they’re trying,” Perdue said during a town hall meeting with farmers at Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative. "Non-agricultural trade issues get in the way.”